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consign

verb

Reveal meaning and examples

To assign or hand something over to a particular place, person, or fate.

The archivist refused to consign the damaged letters to the wastebasket before examining them.

Dictionary practice example.

Volunteers would consign damaged equipment to a clearly marked repair bench, handing it to the people responsible for checking its condition.